1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

3 And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.

4 And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,

5 It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

7 And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

8 For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

9 And when these things were said to Jesus, he was surprised, and, turning to the mass of people coming after him, said, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

10 And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.

11 And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

12 Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

13 And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.

14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

15 And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.

16 And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

17 And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.

18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

19 Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

20 And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

21 At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

22 And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

23 And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

24 And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

25 But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

26 But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

27 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

28 I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

29 (And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.

30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)

31 What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

32 They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.

33 For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

35 But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.

36 And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.

37 And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

38 And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

41 And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

42 When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

44 And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

45 You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.

46 You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.

47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.

1 Da han hadde fullendt sin tale for folkets ører, gikk han inn i Kapernaum.

2 Og en høvedsmann hadde en tjener som var syk og nær ved å dø, og han var ham meget kjær.

3 Da han nu hørte om Jesus, sendte han nogen av jødenes eldste til ham og bad ham at han vilde komme og helbrede hans tjener.

4 De kom da til Jesus, og bad ham inderlig og sa: Han er vel verd at du gjør dette for ham;

5 for han elsker vårt folk, og det er han som har bygget synagogen for oss.

6 Jesus gikk da med dem. Men da han ikke hadde langt igjen til huset, sendte høvedsmannen nogen venner til ham og lot si: Herre, umak dig ikke! for jeg er for ringe til at du skal gå inn under mitt tak;

7 derfor aktet jeg mig heller ikke verdig til å gå til dig; men si et ord, så blir min dreng helbredet!

8 For jeg er også en mann som står under overordnede, men har stridsmenn under mig igjen; og sier jeg til den ene: Gå! så går han, og til en annen: Kom! så kommer han, og til min tjener: Gjør dette! så gjør han det.

9 Men da Jesus hørte dette, undret han sig over ham, og han vendte sig om og sa til folket som fulgte ham: Jeg sier eder: Ikke engang i Israel har jeg funnet så stor en tro.

10 Og da de som var utsendt, kom hjem igjen, fant de den syke tjener aldeles frisk.

11 Dagen derefter skjedde det at han drog til en by som heter Nain, og mange av hans disipler gikk med ham, og meget folk.

12 Da han nu kom nær til byens port, se, da blev en død båret ut, som var sin mors eneste sønn, og hun var enke, og meget folk fra byen var med henne.

13 Og da Herren så henne, ynkedes han inderlig over henne og sa til henne: Gråt ikke!

14 Og han trådte til og rørte ved båren, og de som bar den, stod stille, og han sa: Du unge mann! jeg sier dig: Stå op!

15 Og den døde reiste sig op og begynte å tale; og han gav ham til hans mor.

16 Da kom det frykt over dem alle, og de priste Gud og sa: En stor profet er opreist blandt oss, og Gud har gjestet sitt folk.

17 Og dette ord kom ut om ham i hele Judea og i hele landet deromkring.

18 Og Johannes' disipler fortalte ham om alt dette. Da kalte Johannes to av sine disipler til sig,

19 og sendte dem til Herren og lot si: Er du den som skal komme, eller skal vi vente en annen?

20 Mennene kom da til ham og sa: Døperen Johannes har sendt oss til dig og lar si: Er du den som skal komme, eller skal vi vente en annen?

21 I den samme stund helbredet han mange for sykdommer og plager og onde ånder, og mange blinde gav han synet.

22 Og Jesus svarte og sa til dem: Gå bort og fortell Johannes det som I har sett og hørt: blinde ser, halte går, spedalske renses, døve hører, døde står op, og evangeliet forkynnes for fattige;

23 og salig er den som ikke tar anstøt av mig.

24 Da nu sendebudene fra Johannes var gått bort, begynte han å tale til folket om Johannes: Hvorfor var det I gikk ut i ørkenen? for å se et rør som svaier for vinden?

25 Eller hvorfor var det I gikk der ut? for å se et menneske klædd i fine klær? Se, de som går prektig klædd og lever i vellevnet, er i kongenes saler.

26 Eller hvorfor var det I gikk der ut? for å se en profet? Ja, jeg sier eder, endog mere enn en profet.

27 Det er ham det er skrevet om: Se, jeg sender mitt bud for ditt åsyn; han skal rydde din vei for dig.

28 Jeg sier eder: Større profet enn Johannes er ingen blandt dem som er født av kvinner; men den minste i Guds rike er større enn han.

29 Og alt folket som hørte ham, og tolderne, de gav Gud rett og lot sig døpe med Johannes' dåp;

30 men fariseerne og de lovkyndige gjorde Guds råd til intet for sig og lot sig ikke døpe av ham.

31 Hvem skal jeg da ligne denne slekts mennesker med, og hvem er de like?

32 De ligner små barn som sitter på torvet og roper til hverandre og sier: Vi blåste på fløite for eder, og I vilde ikke danse, vi sang sørgesanger, og I vilde ikke gråte.

33 For døperen Johannes er kommet; han hverken åt brød eller drakk vin, og I sier: Han er besatt!

34 Menneskesønnen er kommet; han eter og drikker, og I sier: Se, for en storeter og vindrikker, tolderes og synderes venn!

35 Og visdommen er rettferdiggjort av alle sine barn.

36 Men en av fariseerne bad ham at han vilde ete hos ham; og han gikk inn i fariseerens hus og satte sig til bords.

37 Og se, det var en kvinne der i byen, som var en synderinne, og da hun fikk vite at han satt til bords i fariseerens hus, kom hun med en alabaster-krukke med salve

38 og stod bak ved hans føtter og gråt, og begynte å væte hans føtter med sine tårer og tørket dem med sitt hår og kysset hans føtter og salvet dem med salven.

39 Men da fariseeren som hadde innbudt ham, så det, sa han ved sig selv: Var denne mann en profet, da visste han hvem og hvordan denne kvinne er som rører ved ham, at hun er en synderinne.

40 Og Jesus svarte og sa til ham: Simon! jeg har noget å si dig. Han sier: Mester, si frem!

41 En som lånte ut penger, hadde to skyldnere; den ene skyldte ham fem hundre penninger, og den andre femti;

42 da de ikke hadde noget å betale med, eftergav han dem begge gjelden. Hvem av dem vil da elske ham mest?

43 Simon svarte: Jeg tenker: Den han eftergav mest. Da sa han til ham: Du dømte rett.

44 Og han vendte sig mot kvinnen og sa til Simon: Ser du denne kvinne? Jeg kom inn i ditt hus, du gav mig ikke vann til mine føtter, men hun vætte mine føtter med sine tårer og tørket dem med sitt hår;

45 du gav mig ikke noget kyss, men hun holdt ikke op å kysse mine føtter fra den stund jeg kom inn;

46 du salvet ikke mitt hode med olje, men hun salvet mine føtter med salve.

47 Derfor sier jeg dig: Hennes mange synder er henne forlatt, for hun elsket meget; men den som lite forlates, elsker lite.

48 Og han sa til henne: Dine synder er dig forlatt.

49 Da begynte de som satt til bords med ham, å si ved sig selv: Hvem er denne mann, som endog forlater synder?

50 Men han sa til kvinnen: Din tro har frelst dig; gå bort i fred!